Melrose Park Elem School
Melrose Park, IL · Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89
Regular public school · Grades PK - 5 · Suburb, large
1,394th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools statewide · better than 34%· Stable
1715 W Lake St, Melrose Park, IL 60160
(708)450-2042NCES ID 172511002743Directory 2023–24
SchoolRow ranks Melrose Park Elem School 1,394th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools for 2024–25, based on Illinois Report Card 2024–25 English and Math results — better than 34% of elementary schools statewide. Its statewide percentile went from 34th in 2019 to 34th in 2025.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, Illinois Report Card 2024–25
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Black (last reported 2023) and Two or more races (last reported 2023) stop before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Two or more races (last reported 2023) stops before 2025: IL suppresses a group once too few of its students are tested, so the line ends rather than the school having stopped testing.
Percent meeting or exceeding the state standard, by student race and ethnicity. Only groups IL reports for this school appear — small groups are suppressed at the source to protect student privacy, so a missing line means too few testers, not zero. Tap a group to compare it with the IL average for that same group.
Racial and ethnic breakdown of 634 students (2023–24, NCES) — history since 1988, with comparable seven-category changes from 2010
| Group | Trend | 2010 | 2023 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispanic | 94.8% | 93.1% | ▼ 1.7 pts | |
| Two or more races | 0.3% | 2.7% | ▲ 2.4 pts | |
| Black | 3.5% | 2.5% | ▼ 1.0 pts | |
| White | 1.3% | 0.9% | ▼ 0.4 pts | |
| American Indian | 0.0% | 0.5% | ▲ 0.5 pts |
NCES history for this school begins in 1988. Race categories changed by 2010: earlier data combines Asian and Pacific Islander students and does not consistently identify multiracial students. The chart retains that history, while the change table uses 2010 onward.
Typical home value $322K in zip 60160 as of 2026-05 · trend since 2000
Data Provided by Zillow Group
Closest same-level schools, with 2024–25 state rank · ▲▼ = points better or worse than Melrose Park Elem School
- #1307Lincoln Elem SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 0.6 mi away1,307th of 2,105
ELA 38% ▼3 · Math 34% ▲8Compare - #755Jane Addams Elem SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 0.7 mi away755th of 2,105
ELA 55% ▲14 · Math 48% ▲22Compare - #1768Thurgood Marshall Elem SchoolBellwood SD 88 · 0.7 mi away1,768th of 2,105
ELA 29% ▼12 · Math 16% ▼10Compare - #988Washington Dual Language AcademyMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 0.9 mi away988th of 2,105
ELA 57% ▲16 · Math 34% ▲8Compare - #1643Grant Elem SchoolBellwood SD 88 · 1.1 mi away1,643rd of 2,105
ELA 31% ▼10 · Math 21% ▼5Compare - #1606McKinley Elem SchoolBellwood SD 88 · 1.2 mi away1,606th of 2,105
ELA 35% ▼6 · Math 21% ▼5Compare - #1752Emerson Elem SchoolMaywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 · 1.2 mi away1,752nd of 2,105
ELA 35% ▼6 · Math 11% ▼15Compare - –Grant PrimaryBellwood SD 88 · 1.4 mi awayCompare
What school district is Melrose Park Elem School in?
Melrose Park Elem School is part of the Maywood-Melrose Park-Broadview 89 district in Melrose Park, Illinois.
Is Melrose Park Elem School a good school?
SchoolRow ranks Melrose Park Elem School 1,394th of 2,105 Illinois elementary schools (better than 34% statewide) based on 2024–25 test results (Illinois Report Card 2024–25).
What is the racial makeup of Melrose Park Elem School?
Hispanic 93%, Two or more races 3%, Black 3% (634 students, 2023–24).
How much do homes near Melrose Park Elem School cost?
The typical home value in zip code 60160 is $322K as of 2026-05 (Zillow ZHVI).
Sources: state education department data (Illinois Report Card 2024–25, low-income, chronic absenteeism), National Center for Education Statistics via the Urban Institute (enrollment, demographics, staffing), Zillow Group (home values). Rankings are computed by SchoolRow from state English and Math results within grade level; they measure test performance, not everything that makes a school good.